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Ep. 75: Portrayals of Disability in Sound of Metal and Blind

This week, we focus on two films, Sound of Metal and Blind, with different approaches in depicting disability. We discuss the formula of the disability melodrama, able bodied actors playing characters with disability, and the difference between best sound and most sound.
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Makeup and hair designer JoJo Williams shares stories from the set of Small Axe

JoJo Williams, who led the makeup and hair department on the entire Small Axe series, shares stories about working with Steve McQueen and fitting hundreds of wigs.
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A headshot of Phyllida Lloyd in front of a still from Herself. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Phyllida Lloyd on her journey from all-female Shakespeare to Irish indie Herself

Phyllida Lloyd discusses her Irish domestic abuse drama, Herself, and collaborating with Claire Dunne and Harriet Walter on stage and screen.
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A still of Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami in front of a still from the film, with the text 'Interview' over the image.

‘The vulnerability of these men was the centre of the piece’: Kingsley Ben-Adir on One Night in Miami

Kingsley Ben-Adir on the challenge of playing Malcolm X in One Night in Miami as a man with vulnerabilities that the public rarely saw.
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Seventh Row writers on their favourite cinematography of 2020

Alex Heeney, Orla Smith, and Lindsay Pugh write about the best cinematography of 2020 and why they love it.
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Ep. 74: Best of 2020

Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the best films of 2020, with help from some special guests.
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